Voices And Poetry Of Ireland Book

?The Mystery Amergin, translated by Douglas Hyde, read by Patrick Bergin-14

Pangur Bán Anonymous, translated by Robin Flower, read by Maeve Binchy-16

The Fairies Margaret Allingham, read by Maureen Potter-18

Ode Arthur O'Shaughnessy, read by Ronnie Drew-20

From The Ballad of Reading Gaol Oscar Wilde, read by Gavin Friday-22

To L.L.
Oscar Wilde, read by Gabriel Byrne-24

The Fisherman W B Yeats, read by Anthony Cronin-28

The Second Coming W B Yeats, read by Liam Clancy-30

The Ballad of Father Gilligan W B Yeats, read by Milo O'Shea-32

Never Give All the Heart W B Yeats, read by Andrea Corr-34

What Then?
W B Yeats, read by Seamus Heaney-36

An Old Woman of the Roads Padraic Colum, read by Jeananne Crowley-38
?Padraic Colum, read by Jeananne Crowley-38

She Moved Through the Fair Padraic Colum, read by Larry Gogan-40

To a May Baby Winifred M Letts, read by Ciaran Macmathuna-42

Father and Son F R Higgins, read by Pierce Brosnan-44

To a Child Patrick Kavanagh, read by Sister Stanislaus Kennedy-46

I Grabbed an Education Patrick Kavanagh, read by Neil Jordan-48

Stony Grey Soil Patrick Kavanagh, read by Frank Kelly-50

The Sunlight on the Garden Louis MacNeice, read by John Lynch-52

Bagpipe Music Louis MacNeice, read by Bob Geldof-54

ómós do John Millington Synge Máirtin ó Direán, read by Mick Lally-58

Biddy Mulligan, The Pride of the Coombe Seamus Kavanagh, read by Brenda Fricker-60

Dublin Made Me Donagh Macdonagh, read by Colin Farrell-62

The Boys of Barr Na Sráide
?Sigerson Clifford, read by Micheal ó Muircheartaigh-66

Plaisir D'Amour Patrick Galvin, read by Ardal O'Hanlon-68

Thems Your Mammy's Pills Leland Bardwell, read by Marian Keyes-72

The Country Fiddler John Montague, read by Paddy Moloney-76

Christy Brown Came to Town written and read by Richard Harris-78

First Annual Report Gerry Corr, read by Sharon Corr-82

God's Laughter Brendan Kennelly, read by Bono-84

Poem From a Three Year Old Brendan Kennelly, read by Daniel O'Donnell-86

The Rain Stick Seamus Heaney, read by Sir James Galway-88

Requiem for the Croppies Seamus Heaney, read by Tommy Makem-90

All of These People Michael Longley, read by Fergal Keane-92

Antarctica Derek Mahon, read by Pat Kenny-94

Everything Is Going To Be All Right Derek Mahon, read by Niall Toibin-96

Swineherd Eiléan Ní Chuilleanán, read by Niall Quinn-98

Night Feed Eavan Boland, read by Marian Finucane-100

Death of an Irishwoman Michael Hartnett, read by Theo Dorgan-102

Pity the Islanders, Lucht an Oileáin David Quin, read by Danny Doyle-104

Anseo Paul Muldoon, read by Bill Whelan-108

Solstice Gerry Dawe, read by Van Morrison-110

Someone Dennis O'Driscoll, read by Joe Duffy-112

Peter Street Peter Sirr, read by Jim Sheridan-114

Pride Paul Williams, read by Sinead O'Connor-116

Emotions Rory Gleeson, read by Brendan Gleeson-118

Index of First Lines -121
Reprint Permissions -123
Photo Credits -125